Department Chair, Gynecologic Surgery & Obstetrics
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
Monica Lutgendorf, MD, FACOG is Professor and Chair of the Department of Gynecologic Surgery & Obstetrics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Lutgendorf earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry in 2000 from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. She earned her Medical Doctorate in 2004 from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Lutgendorf completed internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, in 2008, then served as an OB/GYN attending physician at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth until 2011.
In 2014 Dr. Lutgendorf completed her subspecialty fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA. After fellowship, she practiced at Naval Medical Center San Diego for seven years, served as the Division Director for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the Associate Residency Program Director and as the Chair of the Defense Health Agency’s Women and Infants Clinical Community until 2021. She is committed to clinical standardization, provider support, medical simulation, and empowerment for women in healthcare. Her research interests include neuroprotection in preterm infants, non-invasive prenatal screening, simulation, quality improvement and intimate partner violence and posttraumatic stress disorder in pregnancy and the military.
She can be reached at malutgendorf@gmail.com